Soft, moist, chewy vanilla blondies with a delightful Nutella flavored cream cheese topping baked in. These Nutella swirl blondies are punctuated with white chocolate chips and offer a new twist on the classic blondie bar.
Today’s recipe is a blast from the past!
These Nutella Swirl Blondies are one of the first dessert recipes I ever shared on Sugar Spun Run, and I don’t mean from back in 2015 (which I consider to be when I really got serious about sharing recipes here) I mean from alllll the way back in 2012. Scroll down to the very bottom of the post to catch a glimpse of one of my first ever food photos… taken outside with my iPhone in the late evening sun 🙈.
But while the pictures have definitely improved, the recipe has pretty much stayed the same with no improvement necessary. It’s just as tasty and worth sharing now as it ever was (and doing a photo re-shoot gave me a great excuse to make them again… it had been a while!).
We start with a simple chewy blondie base, made with melted butter, brown sugar, and a handful of white chocolate chips. Thanks to the melted butter, the blondie base can be easily stirred together by hand, meaning there’s no mixer required for this recipe.
The blondie base is soft, chewy and slightly sweet, but the crowning feature is the Nutella swirl. Much like with my Nutella Muffins, the Nutella is mixed with cream cheese and an egg yolk for a richly flavored swirl.
Calling the Nutella layer a “swirl” is a little bit of an understatement. I do recommend using a knife to swirl it into your blondie layer, but this recipe makes so much Nutella topping that it could almost be its very own layer.
Enjoy!
Printable recipe just below the video
Nutella Swirl Blondies
Ingredients
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoons salt
- 10 Tablespoons (140 g) unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup (130 g) white chocolate chips (plus additional for sprinkling on top, if desired)
- 6 oz (170 g) cream cheese softened
- ¾ cup (245 g) Nutella
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 1 egg yolk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C). Grease and flour a 13x9 baking dish or line with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoons salt
- In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract.10 Tablespoons (140 g) unsalted butter, 1 ½ cups (300 g) brown sugar, 2 large eggs, 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Gradually stir flour mixture into sugar mixture, mixing until just combined.
- Stir in white chocolate chips.¾ cup (130 g) white chocolate chips
- Spread blondie batter evenly over your prepared pan and set aside.
- In a separate medium-sized bowl, stir together cream cheese, Nutella, granulated sugar and egg yolk until completely combined*.6 oz (170 g) cream cheese, ¾ cup (245 g) Nutella, 1 Tablespoon sugar, 1 egg yolk
- Drop the Nutella mixture by heaping spoonful over the blondie mixture. Using a knife, swirl the Nutella batter over the blondie batter until it is evenly distributed.
- Transfer to 350F oven (175C) and bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean with only a few crumbs.
- Allow blondies to cool completely in pan before slicing and serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.
Originally published September of 2012, post was updated 05/18/2015, and most recently updated 01/15/2018
Picture from 2012 update
Original Picture from 2012
Culina Sophia
Thank you so much for posting this! The flavour combo looks and sounds incredible. I’m obsessed with nutella and have zero control around it (I go wild) so I’ve banned it. That ban is going to have to be temporarily lifted though to make this…
Sam
Haha, definitely lift that ban (temporarily)! Thanks Sophia!
Allie | BakingAMoment
Oh my!! These bars sound insanely good. And the pics are just gorgeous!
Sam
Thank you Allie! 🙂
Ashley | The Recipe Rebel
I actually made my first Nutella dessert not that long ago! Craziness! These look AWESOME 🙂
Sam
Isn’t it soooo good, I don’t know how I went through most of my life not even knowing about Nutella. Thanks Ashley!
Renee @ Two-in-the-Kitchen
Oh my goodness, you are totally speaking my language with these nutella and cream cheese blondes! They look delicious! 🙂
Sam
Thanks Renee! 🙂
Shelby @ Go Eat and Repeat
All you have to do is say “Nutella” and I’m in. These bars look divine!
Sam
Haha, I’m the same. Thanks Shelby 🙂
Annie @ The Garlic Diaries
There is nothing better than Nutella! These look amazing :).
Sam
I agree! Thank Annie!
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter
These blondies look incredible, Sam! Love the Nutella and cream cheese combo! Such a nice treat to brighten up a Monday, they sound so decadent and delicious!
Sam
Thank you Kelly!
Beeta @ Mon Petit Four
I love the combination of the cream cheese with the nutella…I can imagine that it would be positively decadent and amazing. Now I just have to figure out how I can pull one of these out of my screen!
Sam
Thanks Beeta! 🙂
Amanda Kohr
This recipe looks amazing! I love Nutella, and would have never thought to combine it with cream cheese. Now I have to try it. 🙂
Amanda // cozycaravan.com
Sam
Thanks Amanda! It’s a great combo!
Mir
I love recipe reboots! There are so many desserts I’ve made when my photographic skills were worse, and I want to reshoot them all! This one looks like a real winner. I’m sold!
Sam
You should do it! Thanks Mir!
Vanessa @ Vanessa Baked
These bars look gooey and yummy! Bring on a plate of these, and a glass of milk!
Sam
Thank you Vanessa!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
Oh you had me at Nutella! These look amazing, Sam! I love that you added cream cheese and made these into blondies. Looks delish!
Sam
Thank you Gayle!
Sues
Anything that combines Nutella, marshmallows, and blondies is a major win in my book! These look gorgeous!
Sam
Thanks Sues!
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
Ooo I’ve made nutella cream cheese brownies before but never thought to do the same thing in a blondie. Love the contrast in colors!
Sam
You should try it, so good! Thanks Erin!